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Rozemarijn, pleased to meet you. Interested as I am in very many things - cities, musicians' biographies and early morning swims to name but a few - in the end I like to stick to the basics: music, food and the image. Suffering from limitless energy and curiosity, I'm always up for something.

Ever have the feeling that you’re in the presence of something that is truly innovative? Well, I do – for instance a few weeks ago when I first saw Rangleklods perform. It was the perfect music in the perfect setting. For a welcome fresh start of ADE this year, my kick-off destination will be OT301, where the up-and-coming Danish act will have a try in enchanting the audience as it did at this year’s Roskilde. Don’t you dare miss it – this might well be the sound of the future.

Both warm and cold

Many practiced partygoers will agree that a substantial part of the Amsterdam Dance Event’s schedule is more of the same, several events of house and techno extravaganza excluded. A welcome exception is offered to us by Full Spectrum Bookings, which will bring Copenhagen-based Rangleklods to Amsterdam for a one-night performance. Their music? Man-behind-the-project Esben Andersen answered “Experimental. Electronic. Pop. If I had five I would add warm as well as cold” to the question on how to describe his work in three words in a recent interview. It’s electronic yet poppy – a sound consisting of elements that are familiar separately but unknown as a whole. When listening to his clear, intriguing voice you’d think it belonged to an aged singer from the eighties; instead, it belongs to twenty-something Andersen.

After the last concert people said they were impressed but just didn’t quite get all of it – and that’s when you know it’s something worth seeing

Those of you who were at KriteriOn/Off earlier this fall were able to get a sneak peek of Andersen’s performance with his regular on-stage companion. Where this intimate get-together consisted of both an acoustic and a digital part, at OT301 Rangleklods will do a full-on show. Expect analogue instruments alongside purely digital programmed patterns in alternating rhythms of slow and fast-paced beats. After the last concert people said they were impressed but just didn’t quite get all of it – and that’s when you know it’s something worth seeing.